Talents

Gary Alazraki: Director

Gary began his career at a very young age. By age 21, he completed his short film, Respete las Señales receiving critical acclaim in many festivals. His next short, Volver, Volver, caught the eye of the highly awarded commercial director Simón Bross. Bross invited Alazraki and veteran director Pitipol Ibarra to open the production company Agave Shots. Gary, along with his business partners, is preparing his first feature as a producer, Novenario, which will begin shooting in 2008 with Warner Bros.

José María Yazpik

José's work spans across film, television and theater. His films include La Habitación Azul, Nicotina, Innocent Voices, Crónicas, and Las Vueltas del Citrillo (Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor). In theater, he was awarded the Best Comic Actor prize from the Mexican Association of Theater Critics.

Filmography

• Soldado Pérez, El (2008)
• Sólo quiero caminar (2008)
• The Burning Plain (2009)
• South of the Border (2008)
• Por siempre (2007)
• Vueltas del citrillo, Las (2006)
• Mundo maravilloso, Un (2006)
• Matapájaros (2006)
• Sólo Dios sabe (2006)
• Sueño (2005)
• Voces inocentes (2004)
• Pata de gallo (2004)
• Crónicas (2004)
• Nicotina (2003)
• Sin ton ni Sonia (2003)
• Tiro de gracia (2003)
• Habitación azul, La (2002)
• Última llamada (1996I)

Iliana Fox

Iliana began by taking singing lessons with Carlos Fernández and later entered TV Azteca´s acting school (CEFAC). She acted in telenovelas such as Señora, Tres Veces Sofía and Marea Brava. Iliana landed her first lead role in Ellas, followed by roles in Cuando Seas Mía, Lo que Callamos las Mujeres, and the telenovela Mirada de Mujer, el Regreso. In film, Iliana played a double leading role in Km. 31, directed by Rigoberto Castañeda.

Filmography

• Kilómetro 31 (2006)
• "Machos" (2005) (Serie de TV)
• Sonido del silencio, El
• "Vida es una canción, La" (2004) (Serie de TV)
• "Mirada de mujer: El regreso" (2003) (Serie de TV)
• "Lo que callamos las mujeres" (Novela)
• "Cuando seas mía" Novela (3 episodios, 2001)
• "Ellas, inocentes o culpables" (2000) (Serie de TV)

Guillermo Arriaga: Writer, Producer

Guillermo is considered one of the most influential writers in Contemporary Literature. His work as a screenwriter has been of the most revolutionary and interesting in world cinema. He has written 3 novels: Escuadrón Guillotina, Un Dulce Olor a Muerte and El Búfalo de la Noche; a book of short stories: Retorno 201; and the screenplays: Amores Perros, 21 Grams, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (winner of the Palme D'Or for Best Screenplay, Cannes 2005), and Babel.

Filmography

• Dallas Buyer's Club (2009)
• The Burning Plain (2009)
• Bufalo de la noche, El (2007)
• Babel (2006)
• The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
• 21 Grams (2003)
• Powder Keg (2001)
• Amores perro s (2000)
• Dulce olor a muerte, Un (1999)
• "ABC discapacidad" (1999) (Serie de TV)

Lucas Akoskin: Producer

After working as an actor in several Argentine hit TV shows, Lucas relocated to NY where he wrote The Doorman, a feature film he starred, wrote and produced with Gigantic Pictures and is currently playing the festival circuit. Lucas was instrumental at bringing together an industry key player, Harvey Weinstein, with Argentine art connoisseur Eduardo Costantini, which resulted in a partnership to produce and distribute films. Lucas recently finished producing Terra Shorts: a collection of independent stories woven together by the common Latin American experience. La Hora Cero is one of these stories.